Google Chrome Warning Alert Scam
Google Chrome Warning Alert Scam is displayed by a malicious website that you can be redirected to by malicious software that can be installed on your PC by stealth. This fake alert will claim that your PC has been infected with malware that does not exist and offers you to call a featured tech support phone number to receive assistance. The fake alert will also claim that your PC will be disabled if you close the alert window, but do not believe that as you can do that without consequences. You should remove the software that redirects you to the website that displays this fake alert to continue using your PC as normal. ...
Mobisearch.co
Have you chosen to let Mobisearch.co in yourself? If you have, how did that happen? Was it introduced to you on its own, or was it accompanying something else? According to our researchers, this search engine could be compatible with browsers installed on a PC, but it is designed for browsers on mobile devices. If the search tool is installed on your PC, the chances are that other programs or unwanted extensions were installed along with it. If it shows up via your mobile device, the chances are that you have downloaded an unreliable app. ...
Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert
Have you been abruptly routed to a page representing the Your System Is Heavily Damaged By Virus Tech Support fake alert? This alert is likely to be followed by an audible signal to catch your attention. The page representing the bogus notification is likely to showcase the logo of Windows. In fact, it is hard to say how exactly the page representing the bogus alert looks because, at this time, it is not active. The chances are that it was taken down because different browsers have started to block it. According to our research, the alert used to be represented via enjoyindating.com/en/smart/index.html. ...
Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam
Firewall Detecting Suspicious Incoming Network Connections Scam is a pop-up scam that claims that your computer’s security has been jeopardized and recommends that you call Windows Help Desk for assistance. However, you should not fall for this trick because the fake security techies may try to scam you by offering you their paid services. Also, this scam might show ads while you browse the web. We have received information claiming that those ads can be malicious and get your PC infected with malware. Lastly, this scam should be shown to you by an application that can infiltrate your PC. ...
Browserhome.net
How did Browserhome.net replace your previous homepage URL? Was that done with your permission? If it was not, your operating system or mobile device could be vulnerable, and all kinds of unwanted pieces of software could be running on it. Employ a legitimate malware scanner to figure that out right away. If the search tool came bundled with an app for your mobile device or along an extension or an application installed on your PC, you might have given it the permission to change the homepage. Even if that is the case, it is smart to perform a full system scan to see if you need to remove anything that is not reliable or beneficial. ...
Bud Ransomware
Finding that your computer has just been infected by ransomware could be infuriating, especially when you find a threatening warning being typed in a separate window. The Bud ransomware is one of the threats that can easily take your files hostage, and once it does so, it demands that you pay a ransom of 500 Euros, implying that the infection targets Europe-based computers. The Bud ransomware does cause damage, but its requirement to pay up should be disregarded. The attackers guarantee that you will regain access to your encrypted files, but the odds are that they will not bother providing you with the decryption key or decryption tool. ...
Yoga Search
Yoga Search is a recently released browser extension for Google Chrome that you can get onto your browser unintentionally because its creators distribute it in a way that gets it onto your browser secretly, so you ought to remove it if it happens to get onto your browser. This extension’s name already says that it has something to do with searching and indeed it does. Testing has shown that this extension was designed to replace your browser’s search engine. Evidently, this browser extension was set to redirect web traffic to its propagated search engine. ...
Searchbox.xyz
Searchbox.xyz is a questionable search engine that does not seem to work at all. The page itself appears in your browsers but once you want to use it for searching the web, it fails to provide you with search results. We have also found that neither legal documents work; when you click the respective links, you find yourself on a 404 not found error page. We could say that it is possible that this search engine has not been started up yet and only will after it spreads more widely but the copyright information says "2016," which leads us to believe that it had to emerge last year. ...
Music Center Search
The research shows Music Center Search might come as a redirect from torrent and various other untrustworthy file-sharing web pages. Because of this, our specialists find it difficult to consider the plugin as a reliable one. What’s more, if you encountered such a tool you should know it could be exposed to threats given the company that developed it claims to be unable to reassure it will be free from malware. Under such circumstances, it was decided the extension should fall under the classification of potentially unwanted programs. ...
Cyber Villains Corrupted Ccleaner 5.33 Version
CCleaner is the world’s most popular PC cleaner, so it is not surprising that it was targeted by hackers who somehow infiltrated the development process of the 5.33 version of CCleaner and placed a backdoor in it. For the purposes of this article, the corrupted CCleaner will henceforth be called Cyber Villains Corrupted Ccleaner 5.33 Version. Cybersecurity experts were quick to notice that the corrupt version and the developer Piriform has since fixed the issue with the release of version 5.33.6163. If you have the 5.33.6162 version, then you should remove it and install an updated version because automatic updates are enabled only on Professional and Professional Plus versions while the Free version is not updated automatically. ...
